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PRESIDENT OF ARMENIA: ANKARA'S POLICY OF "ZERO PROBLEMS WITH NEIGHBORS" HAVE BROUGHT "ZERO" RESULTS
arminfo
Tuesday, January 15, 18:19
The situation in Turkey is growing tense. The policy of "zero problems
with neighbors" have brought "zero" results, President of Armenia Serzh
Sargsyan said at the enlarged meeting in the Defense Ministry with
participation of the heads of the legislative, executive and judicial
authorities, governors and the leadership of the law-enforcement
agencies, Tuesday.
He said that the Turkish-Azerbaijani tandem under slogan "One Nation -
Two States" has been trying to force Armenia to go on concessions by
means of economic blockade for nearly 20 years.
"They did not succeed in this and will not succeed. As a peaceful,
leading and far-seeing nation we understand the importance of
confidence building in the region for peaceful co-existence with the
neighbors and natural development. Understanding this, we initiated
normalization of relations with Turkey. Everyone knows what happened
to that initiative and how Turkey refused from its commitments
continuing to keep in blockade the only closed border in Europe,"
President Sargsyan said.
He said that Ankara's policy of "zero problems with neighbors" has
failed because Turkey strives to settle its problems with the neighbors
at the expense of the neighbors. "Today, Turkey is a country that has
achieved a big progress, but it will always be insufficient and will
have a dramatic end unless the Turkish authorities seriously revise
their attitude towards their own state and people. This process is
already endangered because Turkey is repeating the mistakes of its
own history," the president said.
Sargsyan said that recognition and condemnation of the Armenian
Genocide is Turkey's duty to the victims of the Genocide, to the
survivors and their successors. However, first of all, it is Turkey's
duty to its own people. The president drew attention to the fact that
the Turkish people began to cast doubt on the version invited by the
Turkish authorities. The most progressive part of the Turkish public
openly speaks of the Armenian Genocide.
"For Armenia recognition and condemnation of Genocide is not
just a demand of justice or fulfillment of the moral duty to the
predecessors. It is important for our security. I think that without
sincere regret of Turkey and liquidation of consequences of the
Genocide, Armenia's existence will remain endangered," Sargsyan said.
From: Baghdasarian
arminfo
Tuesday, January 15, 18:19
The situation in Turkey is growing tense. The policy of "zero problems
with neighbors" have brought "zero" results, President of Armenia Serzh
Sargsyan said at the enlarged meeting in the Defense Ministry with
participation of the heads of the legislative, executive and judicial
authorities, governors and the leadership of the law-enforcement
agencies, Tuesday.
He said that the Turkish-Azerbaijani tandem under slogan "One Nation -
Two States" has been trying to force Armenia to go on concessions by
means of economic blockade for nearly 20 years.
"They did not succeed in this and will not succeed. As a peaceful,
leading and far-seeing nation we understand the importance of
confidence building in the region for peaceful co-existence with the
neighbors and natural development. Understanding this, we initiated
normalization of relations with Turkey. Everyone knows what happened
to that initiative and how Turkey refused from its commitments
continuing to keep in blockade the only closed border in Europe,"
President Sargsyan said.
He said that Ankara's policy of "zero problems with neighbors" has
failed because Turkey strives to settle its problems with the neighbors
at the expense of the neighbors. "Today, Turkey is a country that has
achieved a big progress, but it will always be insufficient and will
have a dramatic end unless the Turkish authorities seriously revise
their attitude towards their own state and people. This process is
already endangered because Turkey is repeating the mistakes of its
own history," the president said.
Sargsyan said that recognition and condemnation of the Armenian
Genocide is Turkey's duty to the victims of the Genocide, to the
survivors and their successors. However, first of all, it is Turkey's
duty to its own people. The president drew attention to the fact that
the Turkish people began to cast doubt on the version invited by the
Turkish authorities. The most progressive part of the Turkish public
openly speaks of the Armenian Genocide.
"For Armenia recognition and condemnation of Genocide is not
just a demand of justice or fulfillment of the moral duty to the
predecessors. It is important for our security. I think that without
sincere regret of Turkey and liquidation of consequences of the
Genocide, Armenia's existence will remain endangered," Sargsyan said.
From: Baghdasarian